Midterm elections see increase in pro-choice members of Congress from Illinois

Chicago International Women's March

By AnnMarie Hilton Medill Reports Illinois provides greater access to abortion than many other Midwestern states, and the midterm election saw two pro-life congressman ousted by proponents of safe, legal abortions. Democrat Lauren Underwood won the seat for Illinois’ fourteenth district removing Republican Randy Hultgren, who sponsored multiple pieces of pro-life legislation. The race for […]